National Ranking for Noah

The new national rankings for Y10 epee have been published. 

Noah is ranked number ten in the country.

RYC Gold

Noah wins three gold medals in the Central Florida (Region 6) Regional Youth fencing tournament today!

Another busy day of fencing for Noah as he left home at 6:30 am and returned at 9:30 pm. Today's events were hosted by the Dunedin (FL) Fencing Academy. Noah participated in two ten-and-under events (Y10 epee and Y10 foil), and one event for competitors aged 12 and under (Y12 epee).

Fencing was fast and furious in the morning as Noah competed in two events that were scheduled at the same time.  Running between Y10 foil and Y10 epee meant many equipment and clothing changes, no rest between bouts, and quite a bit of stress (at least for his parents). Nonetheless, Noah was able to perform spectacularly. He won all his pool bouts in both events, and cruised through his DEs to win the first two gold medals of the day.

The Y12 epee competition proved a bit more challenging. He won two of his pool bouts by the smallest of margins (5-4), but did secure the number two seed for the direct elimination rounds (DEs). Noah met a formidable challenger in the semifinal bout.  Noah lost the first encounter, and came from behind to win the second encounter by a score of 5-4.  The third and final encounter played out to the last second with Noah winning 3-2 as time expired.

The gold medal bout pitted Noah against one of his fencing friends from another city. This is the first time they have faced each other in a final bout, so it was a very welcome moment for them both. Noah was able to pull off a bittersweet two-encounter win to secure the Y12 epee gold medal.

A long, but rewarding day of fencing for Noah!!

Super Win!!!

Noah wins gold in Y10 epee at the Capitol Clash SYC in Maryland!!

Noah earned the number one seed for the direct elimination round by doing well in his pool bouts--only four touches were scored against him in his six pool bouts.

He enjoyed fencing the direct elimination bouts, especially the challenging semi-final and final bouts.  This was the first tournament where Noah faced a number of fencers from the northeast, and was glad to find he was competitive.

The gold medal bout was particularly thrilling.  Noah won the first encounter 5-0 as his opponent was flustered by equipment problems (resulting in a red card).  The second encounter was tied 2-2 when time expired.  Noah won priority but lost when his opponent got the winning touch.  The third encounter was the ultimate in low scoring, however.  After three minutes of lackluster flailing, the score was tied 0-0.  The entire bout came down to the one-touch overtime period.  Noah's opponent began the period with priority.  With twenty seconds left, Noah scored the winning touch to win the gold!

Yesterday, Noah fenced Y12 foil.  Lots of amazing competition there.  Noah placed 81st out of 96 but did win a pool bout, and one DE encounter.  It was a great warmup for today's events.

The Y12 epee.event was also enjoyable for Noah. He fenced some VERY tall 12 year-old boys.  He was pleased to be able to win three pool bouts, and one DE bout.  He was also one of the few fencers to score points on the number-one- and number-two-seeded fencers. Noah placed 28th out of 56 in this 12-and-under event.

Results for the Y10 epee event are at:
http://live.capitolclash.com/FTEvent17104899.htm